The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) reports that in 2024, for the first time, there were fewer than 2 million laboratory animals in Germany.

Pneumonia is one of the most treacherous infections. Can research using lung organoids help improve the situation? A film about research on lung organoids at Berlin's Charité hospital.

On the occasion of his article on “3D bioprinting of perfusable cancer models,” an interview with Prof. Jens Kurreck, co-spokesperson for the Einstein Center 3R, was published in the journal “Biospektrum.”

As part of Berlin Science Week, two discussion events on the topic of animal research and alternatives will take place (in German language), which promise to be very interesting and informative.

Prof. Jens Kurreck, co-spokesperson for the Einstein Center 3R, was named one of the 100 most important figures in Berlin science by the Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel.

The successful 3R online seminar series, organized by BB3R with EC3R and FU Berlin, will take place again this year between 16.10. and 11.12.2025.

The bioprinting laboratory of the TU Berlin and the Einstein Center 3R cordially invite you to a joint lecture with Prof. Dr. Stina Oredsson, University Lund.

This year, the FU Berlin Summer University once again offered a course on biomedical research for students with a focus on the 3Rs. Dr. Laura Behm led the EC3R-supported course on animal testing and organoids.

The Berlin Organoid Symposium will take place for the first time on September 24, 2025. Topics will include the latest advances in the field of organoids, organoid biology, and translation.

Dr. Ines Lahmann has been awarded the Helmholtz Enterprise Field Study Fellowship to explore the commercial potential of her neuromuscular in vitro model for drug testing and disease research.